Redeployment of Russian troops in the occupied Crimea / ZN.UA

"At the moment we do not observe military equipment amassed directly at the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory. However, we have evidence that there, in fact, has been a relocation of in the rear of the occupied territory, and certain units of Russian paratroopers have been deployed," he said.

Read alsoCrimean authorities threaten to fire in response to naval blockadeEarlier, the National Security Council reported that the Russian Federation was urgently reinforcing its offensive units in the northern part of occupied Crimea close to mainland Ukraine.

In particular, "On November 24, five Russian IL-76 military transport aircrafts transferred two battalion tactical groups of paratroopers, belonging to the Russian Airborne Armed Forces, from the city of Ivanovo (central Russia) to the Dzhankoy airfield in Crimea," the statement read.

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